The Form I history supplement starts with the New Testament and travels through Church History with the saints, leading through the triumph of the Church through the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, the rise of Orthodox kingdoms, the fall of Constantinople, and the struggle of the saints in captivity under the Ottoman Yoke, ending at the end of the 17th century before Form II begins.
For families with children in both Form IB and IA, a note from the 1921 P.N.E.U. schedules is instructive: “In home schoolrooms where there are children in A as well as in B, both forms may work together, doing the work of A or B as they are able.” (https://www.amblesideonline.org/pneu-forms)
The Form IB history supplement focuses on heroes of the Church, in particular, the Theotokos, St. John the Forerunner, and St. Paul, before moving into lives of the early saints. Other literature, poetry, and tales are as suggested in your chosen curriculum.
The Form IA - Year 2 history supplement offers the history of the triumphant Eastern Roman Empire after St. Constantine established his capital in Constantinople all the way through its fall in 1453. Through a chronological reading of the Prologue of Ochrid, the life of the Church is followed as the Gospel spreads throughout all of the known world, always keeping the saints before us as an example. Other literature, poetry, and tales are as suggested in your chosen curriculum.
The Form IA – Year 3 history supplement explores the life of the Orthodox Church in captivity under the Ottoman Yoke and the rise of Orthodoxy in Russia through the reading of a church history spine and the lives of the Orthodox Neomartyrs. This difficult time of persecution for the Church is contrasted with the Renaissance and Reformation in the West, the exploration of the New World, and the search for religious liberty that spurred the first colonies. This supplement can be used alongside your chosen history spine, or options are offered in the document. Other literature, poetry, and tales are as suggested in your chosen curriculum.